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loose cannon |
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loose cannon a person whose actions are unpredictable and uncontrollable. As it turned out, he's not just a loose cannon. He makes sense. Some loose cannon in the State Department has been leaking stories to the press. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such practices that have been verified (for example, at Abu Ghraib) the administration attributes to loose cannons among the military's lower ranks. Does it not scare anyone to think we just might have some glory-seeking, greedy, power-mad, loose cannons among us here in the United States? Which sector will be flattened next by the loose cannons of investor disenchantment that are rolling around Wall Street? |
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